FOREIGN FLAGGED SHIPS UNDER DETENTION IN THE UK DURING January 2016

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that four foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during January 2016 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

During January, there were six new detentions of a foreign flagged vessel in a UK port. Three vessels remained under detention from previous months. A total of four vessels remain under detention at the end of January.

In response to one of the recommendations of Lord Donaldson’s Inquiry into the prevention of pollution from merchant shipping and in compliance with the EU Directive on Port State Control (2009/16/EC as amended), the Maritime and Coastguard agency (MCA) publishes details of the foreign flagged vessels detained in UK ports each month.

The UK is part of a regional agreement on port state control known as the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MOU) and information on all ships that are inspected is held centrally in an electronic database known as Thetis. This allows the ships of flags with poor detention records to be targeted for future inspection.

Inspections of foreign flagged ships in UK ports are undertaken by surveyors from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. When a ship is found to be not in compliance with applicable Convention requirements, a deficiency may be raised. If the deficiency is so serious that it has to be rectified before departure, then the ship may be detained.

All deficiencies should be rectified before departure if at all possible.

When applicable, the list includes those passenger craft prevented from operating under the provisions of the EU Directive on Mandatory Surveys for the safe operation of regular Ro-Ro ferry and high speed passenger craft services (1999/35/EU).

Notes on the list of detentions

Full details of the ship.
The accompanying detention list shows ship’s name, the flag state and the ship’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) number which is unchanging throughout the ship’s life and uniquely identifies it.

Company.
The company shown in the vessel’s Safety Management Certificate (SMC) or if there is no SMC, then the party otherwise believed to be responsible for the safety of the ship at the time of inspection.

Recognised Organisation.
Responsible for conducting the statutory surveys: and issuing statutory certificates on behalf of the Flag State
White (WL), Grey (GL) and Black lists (BL) are issued by the Paris MoU on 01 July each year and shows the performance of flag State.

Amendment to December press release where the EMS Majestic was incorrectly listed as detained.

This vessel was still detained on 31st January 2016.

Date and Place of Detention: 26 January 2015, Liverpool Dock, Liverpool.

Vessel Name: DORIS T

GT: 1973

IMO No: 7626748

Flag: ANTIGUA & BARBUDA (White List)

Company: Interscan Schiffahrt-SG Esillschaft, Hamburg.

Classification Society: Bureau Veritas (BV)

Recognised Organisation: BV / GL

Recognised Organisation for ISM DOC:GL

Recognised Organisation for ISM SMC: BV

Summary: eighteen deficiencies with six grounds for detention

Defective item

Nature of defect

Ground for Detention

03108 - Ventilators, air pipes, casings

Not properly maintained

03108 - Ventilators, air pipes, casings

Not properly maintained

13108 - Operation of machinery

Lack of familiarity

11101 - Lifeboats

Not properly maintained

10111 - Charts

Expired

Yes

10127 - Voyage or passage plan

Not as required

Yes

11101 - Lifeboats

Not properly maintained

10199 - Other (navigation)

Other

01308 - Records of seafarers’ daily hours of work or rest

Incorrect entries

11117 - Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Not as required

01138 - International Energy Efficiency Certificate

Missing

02111 - Beams, frames, floors-corrosion

Corroded

Yes

02111 - Beams, frames, floors-corrosion

Corroded

Yes

02113 - Hull - cracking

Not as required

Yes

07109 - Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Not as required

18418 - Winches & capstans

Not properly maintained

15150 - ISM

Not as required

Yes

01138 - International Energy Efficiency Certificate

Missing

This vessel was still detained on 31st January 2016.

Date and Place of detention: 4 March 2010, Lowestoft

Vessel Name: CIEN PORCIENTO (General Cargo)

GT: 106

IMO No: 8944446

Flag: Unregistered

Company: Open Window Inc

Classification Society: Unclassed

Recognised Organisation: Not applicable

Recognised Organisation for ISM DOC: Not applicable

Recognised Organisation for ISM SMC: Not applicable

Summary: Thirty deficiencies including seven grounds for detention

This vessel was still detained on 31st January 2016.

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